A company making a documentary for BBC television need people from Fermanagh to come forward to tell their story.

The programme called 'Over Here' is being compiled by author John McCann who wrote 'Passing Through: The 82nd Airborne Division in Northern Ireland 1943-44'.

In particular Mr McCann is looking for information from three particular types of people: a son or daughter of a GI; a fiancee or wife of a GI who died in WW II; and a GI bride who had to return to Ireland from America because the soldier or his family was not there to receive her, or a GI bride who returned because the relationship did not work out.

Mr McCann outlines the background to the programme: "Between 1942 and 1944, almost 300,000 GI's were stationed in Northern Ireland preparing for D-Day and the subsequent war effort in Nazi occupied Europe. During that time many GI's lived for the moment, as doubts of an uncertain future abound. Consequently, many relationships developed between the young, homesick, American soldiers and the local girls.

"Any GI who read their Pocket Guide to Northern Ireland assumed that 'Irish girls are friendly. They will stop on a country road and pass the time of day. Don't think, on that account, that they are falling for you in a big way.

Quite probably the young lady you're interested in must ask her family's permission before she can go out with you. In the old days when a girl was seen in the company of a young man more than two or three times, it was as much as announcing an engagement – or nearly as much. The couple was said to be 'clicking'.

Anyone who would like to contribute to the making of 'Over Here' should contact Mr McCann on 07885731202 or email jpmccann82d@yahoo.com.